Molecular Biology Program
The Simon Powell Lab
Research

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The major theme of our work is how DNA repair processes are disrupted in human cancers and how this can be exploited therapeutically.


The Powell lab researches how normal cells become cancerous by studying how genome integrity is maintained.

Super-resolution microscopy of DNA end-resection at radiation-induced double-strand breaks.

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Publications
Moore, G. et al. Templated Insertions Are Associated Specifically with BRCA2 Deficiency and Overall Survival in Advanced Ovarian Cancer. Mol. Cancer Res. 20, 1061–1070 (2022)
Anand, R. et al. HELQ is a dual-function DSB repair enzyme modulated by RPA and RAD51. Nature 601, 268–273 (2022)
Setton, J., Reis-Filho, J. S. & Powell, S. N. Homologous recombination deficiency: how genomic signatures are generated. Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev. 66, 93–100 (2021). Review.
Setton, Zinda, Riaz, Durocher & Zimmermann. Synthetic Lethality in Cancer Therapeutics: The Next Generation Cancer Discov. (2021). Review
Samstein, R. M. et al. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 differentially affect the tumor microenvironment and response to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy. Nat Cancer 1, 1188–1203 (2021)
People

Simon N. Powell, MD, PhD
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- Molecular biologist Simon Powell investigates DNA replication and recombination, chromosome dynamics, and human genetics.
- PhD, MD, University of London
- [email protected]
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Molecular Biology/Radiation Oncology
There are currently two postdoctoral research fellow positions available within the laboratory of Simon Powell.
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Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.
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Simon N. Powell discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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PharmaPier US LLC
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Rain Therapeutics Inc.
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Varian Medical Systems
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